Call me Konstantia. (pronounced Kon-stan-tee-ah)
formerly known as Constantia Kaloethes
Persona:
6th century Byzantine minor noblewoman
Born in 526, Daughter of ennobled silk merchants who died in the plague of Justinian (c. 541-542), Konstantia serves as a lady-in-waiting to Aelia Sophia, the wife of Justin, the nephew to the Emperor Justinian. Born a few days after the end of the Nika riots, she is a daughter of revolution and yet of faith, as the completion of Hagia Sophia was also in the same year. Educated under the reforms of Empress Theodora, Konstantia speaks Greek and Latin. She is a patroness of the arts and a patroness of a small home for orphans and widows.
Interests lie in Byzantine life, jewellery, and culture; glass and metalwork; illumination; music; heraldry (vocal and devices, in addition to administrative), paternosters; religious life; iconography.
AoA from Martino III and Ariel III (William the Marshal)
Torse from Ostwald I and Kaye I (Valor)
Swan from Ashir and Maerwynn II (Queen's Prize)
Cross from Donngal III and Catalina (Crown Tournament)
Herald Extraordinary Matsu and Elena, given under the auspices of Takauji Gold Falcon (Crown Tournament) (Title registered as Greek Fire Herald Extraordinary)
Order of the Pilgrim's Badge from Baron Soren Atte Raven and Baroness Ruadhan de Wich (Unslung Heroes)
Mark of Merit from Baron Soren Atte Raven and Baroness Ruadhan de Wich (Tournament of Horse & Falcons)
Court Barony from Damien II and Issabell II (Crown Tournament)
Harrier Herald (Central Reporting Deputy for the kingdom of Calontir) - 2008 - 2010
Kingdom Offices:
Kestrel Herald (Publications) - 2010 - 2011
Purple Falcon/Purple Quill Herald (Emergency Deputy to Gold Falcon/Assistant to Gold Falcon) - March 2012 - March 2014
Gold Falcon Principal Herald - March 2014 - March 2016
Items completed under Principal Herald tenure:
Online reporting form, along with the Lord Giovanni Loredan, and the Calontir Webministry Team
Revised Heralds' Handbook, along with Mistress Sofya la Rus
Heraldic Retreat, along with Mistress Dorcas Whitecap
Submissions Tracking Software, along with Lady Alexandra Vasquez de Granada and The Honourable Lady Brigida von München
Other service: Administrator for the unofficial Calontir Facebook group (since 2007), Nobelese Largesse (founder, organizer, facilitator from 2010 to 2014); facebook group here, 2016 Calontir Heralds' Retreat Organizer, A&S Champion for Barony of Forgotten Sea (2017 - present), Barony of Forgotten Sea Roll of Arms Project (2015 - present)
Classes Taught
Easy-Peasy English Country Dance
Making Byzantine Wire-work Jewellery (blog entries for supplies here and instructions here)
Prayer beads, paternosters, and Islamic prayer beads
Baroness (Nobilissima) Konstantia Kaloethina
Call me Konstantia. (pronounced Kon-stan-tee-ah)formerly known as Constantia Kaloethes
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12 July 2014 - "TRM Ariel and Martino called me into court. And then proceeded to talk about Nobelese Largesse and the impact it made on the Society. And in thanks, I received largesse of new garb. And it's so very, very, very spiff."https://www.facebook.com/constantiak/posts/10152274209067569